Arsenal Women completed eight new signings before the 2026/27 Women's Super League season began, as confirmed by Sky Sports Football. The club is targeting its first WSL title since 2019 after a summer of recruitment that brought in Elisa De Almeida as their eighth arrival.

How did Arsenal Women strengthen their squad for 2026/27?

Georgia Stanway, Ona Batlle, Geraldine Reuteler, Misa Rodriguez, and Selina Cerci are expected to raise standards at the club following their transfers. Lisa Baum has been turning heads in training due to her potential, while Katie Reid and Michelle Agyemang are anticipated to return from injury before the year’s end. Renee Slegers expressed satisfaction with the impact of the new signings during sessions at London Colney, Arsenal’s training ground.

What does Arsenal Women’s current form and standing look like?

Based on the final 2025 table, Arsenal Women finished second in the FA WSL with 51 points from 22 games (15 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss), recording a recent form of WWWDW. They scored 53 goals and conceded 14, giving them a +39 goal difference and leaving them four points behind league leaders Manchester City W. This positions them strongly to challenge for the title this season with their upgraded squad.

How did other WSL clubs perform in the transfer window?

London City Lionesses made headlines by signing Alexia Putellas, described as 'the biggest signing the league has seen', along with Champions League-winning defender Mapi Leon and former world-best goalkeeper Mary Earps. Their home stadium in Bromley sold out for Putellas’ debut. Manchester City retained FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year Bunny Shaw despite Chelsea’s interest, while managing injuries to Vivianne Miedema, Jade Rose, Grace Clinton, and Sydney Lohmann. They added Joe Echegini, Carlotta Wamser, Beth Mead, and Niamh Charles late in the window. Chelsea pursued a world-record fee for Felicity Schroder, who joined Real Madrid, but signed Katie McCabe and Melvine Malard for experience, while backing youngsters Giulia Dragoni and Manaka Matsukubo.

What did Sky Sports and Jill Scott say about the window?

Sky Sports’ Anton Toloui stated: "If the answer to the question 'Who has improved most this window?' isn't Arsenal or London City, then they need to have a word with their recruitment teams." Former England international Jill Scott added: "Whenever we speak about the big teams, we always say how important it is to have a good goalkeeper."

Arsenal Women will begin their 2026/27 WSL campaign aiming to close the gap on Manchester City, with their next fixture details available on the fixtures page as they look to turn summer signings into silverware.